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BSP candidate in Etawah sent to jail

Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the Etawah Lok Sabha seat Ajay Pal Singh and his eight supporters were on Saturday arrested and sent to jail for allegedly assaulting a bus driver in the Civil Lines area here, the police said.

Mr. Pal’s jeep brushed against a Roadways bus, after which he and his supporters damaged its windows and allegedly assaulted driver Rajesh Nagar, injuring him seriously, a police spokesman said.

Both the parties were brought to the police station, from where the driver was admitted to hospital, the spokesman said.